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A short distance from the site of the old Creekmouth Village, and just south of Thames View Estate, a new community is being born. Barking Riverside is one of the largest residential developments in Europe, with thousands of new homes planned for what was once industrial wasteland. The site already includes a school, a community centre and

In the post-war years Barking was in the middle of a housing crisis. To help ease long council house waiting lists a new estate was planned, to be constructed on marshland north of Creekmouth village previously deemed unsuitable for any type of building. Huge concrete tubes were buried in the ground and filled with more concrete to provide

North Sea Surge The Great Flood of the night of 31st January 1953 began in the North Sea where the weather, tides and moon were in the right position to cause, what is known as a ‘surge’. It swept southwards, causing horrendous flooding in coastal towns and villages, all the way down the east coast

Barking A Power Station was built in 1925 to replace the older, Barking Power Station which had been in operation since 1897. The new, coal-fired power station “A” was opened by King George V , accompanied by Queen Mary, on 19th May 1925. It provided electricity for large parts of Essex and Kent. By the